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The A Little Snow Faerie Sugar of Vandoosa Zweiundzwanzig

“Twinkle-Twinkle! Comfy-Warm! Puffy-Fluffy!”

Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Rare
Economy:
Good
Political Freedoms:
Outlawed

Regional Influence: Apprentice

Location: Jenny

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Vandoosa Zweiundzwanzig

Population20.929 billion

CapitalWindira
LeaderSugar
FaithWinter Dance

Currencycek
AnimalFaerie

The A Little Snow Faerie Sugar of Vandoosa Zweiundzwanzig is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Sugar with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 20.929 billion snow faeries are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Spirituality, Education, and Law & Order are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Windira. The average income tax rate is 87.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Vandoosa Zweiundzwanzigian economy, worth a remarkable 1,349 trillion ceks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 64,463 ceks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Public loudspeakers constantly tell citizens they are "happy people", military spending is on the increase, the government is well known for declaring war on other countries for suspected slights, and the nation's new foreign policy of 'very disproportionate retribution' has its neighbors on edge. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vandoosa Zweiundzwanzig's national animal is the Faerie, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Winter Dance.

Vandoosa Zweiundzwanzig is ranked 240,185th in the world and 140th in Jenny for Most Primitive, scoring -126.49 on the Scary Big Number Scale.

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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 6,315thMost Authoritarian: 9,448thHighest Average Tax Rates: 12,890thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 14,127thTop
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Largest Populations: 15,103rdMost Advanced Public Transport: 15,205thMost Valuable International Artwork: 20,074thHighest Economic Output: 20,763rdLargest Welfare Programs: 20,846thMost Income Equality: 20,882ndLargest Governments: 26,725th
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Most Beautiful Environments: 3rd in the regionMost Authoritarian: 4th in the regionBest Weather: 4th in the regionMost Income Equality: 4th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 6th in the regionTop
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Most Extreme: 9th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 9th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 9th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 9th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 12th in the regionLargest Governments: 12th in the regionMost Patriotic: 13th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 13th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 14th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 17th in the region

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